Ice can



H. G. TALLERDAY.

ICE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2a. 1921.

Patented July 18, 1922.

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Application led April 28,

To all whomz't may concern:

Be it known that l, Howsnn G. TALLER- AY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city andcounty of San Francisco, State of California9 have invented a new and useful lee Can, of which the following is a specilication. Y

My invention relates to ice cans of the type commonly used in the manufacture of artificial ice. loe cans of this type are lilled with water and placed in brine tanlrs in which the teniperature of the water is lowered to the freezing point thereby producing a caire of ice in each can. The can containing the cake of ice isthen removed from the brine, tipped over on its side and the cake of ice removed. lt is necessary that cans or this type be made very strong, especially at the bottom, to withstand the heavy weight 0f the ice and the rough handling to which they are subjected.

One of the objects of my invention is the production of a can of the class describedof simple and durable construction.

Referring to the drawings which are for illustrative purposes only,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an ice can embodying a form of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2,

lig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3, F 1.

digne is a sectional view on line 1 -1, F' 1 Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a part of the lower end of the can showing the bottom and reinforcing members about to be assembled.

is a layout of the sheet which forms 'des of the body of the can.

is a perspective view of a lower corner of the can viewed from the inside.

In the form of the invention disclosed in the drawings, the can consists of a rectangular body portion 11e a top reinforcing ring 12. a bottom 13 and bottom reinforcing members 111 and 15.

rllhe body of the can isk formed from two sheets of metal cut and punched as shown in Fig. 7

The top reinforcing ring 12 is formed from a piece of band iron, bent into rectan- ICE CAN.

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guiar shape with the ends welded together, forming a continuous band.

The bottom 13 is formed from a rectan- Patenterl July i3.' i322.

guiar sheet of metal flangedl on four sides to form a downwardly extending flange with continuous corners, as shown in Fig. G.

Thereinforcing members 14; and' 15 are formed from strips of sheet metal with the ends 23 bent up U-'shaped, so that when the ends 23 are butted together, they forni a rectangle, the corners .of which are continuous, the ends 23 meeting at the center of the short sides as shown in Fig. 6.

The can is assembled by bending the lower ends 3`O'of each sheet 16 back upon itself forming a U-shaped channel 31, as shown in Fig.y 5. Each sheet is then bent at right angles on the dotted lines A-'A and B-B, Fig. 7, the bend on the line A-A forming twov sides of the body portion 11 and the bend on the line B-B forming a riveting flange 32. After the sheets have been formed, as above described, the punched ends 34. of the wide side 35 of each sheet 16 is placed under the riveting flange 32 formed on the narrow side 36 of another similarlyT formed sheety 16 and riveted together by means of rivets 37. The rivets are drawn and set up in one operation insuring a flush interior of the can free from all projecting rivet heads, as shown in section in Fig. 3.

The shell 11 with the U-shaped channel 31 on the inside of its lower end is now ready to receive the bottom 13 and reinforcing rings 141 and 15. rlhe bottom 13 with its flange 40 extending downwardly, is inserted from the top ofthe body 11 and pressed into place to a point close to the channel 31, the reinforcingstrips 14 and 15 are now inserted between the inner wall of the flange l() and the channel 31. This having been done. the bottom continues on its downward movement until the lower side of the bottom the can by means of rivets a7, the rivet holes in the ring` l2 being,` eountersnnlr 'for the purpose of drawing the rivet head tlush with the inside of the can, as shown in Fig. 2.

it ef l be evident that the Cutting of the Corners at ot the sheets 16 facilitates the 'forming and assembling;` of the can at a eaeriiioe oi soine strength at the corners of the sheets i6, This, l overcome by ornrr ing the bottoni with a Continuous 'flange and by the use ot the reintoreingstrips la and having continuous corners. When the outer sheet lo, flange f3.2, reinforcing strip 14e and l5 and inner Wall i3 ot the Channel are riveted together and treated with a hot bath ot solder, the bottom rino of the can beeoinea substantially an integral structure and will withstand the hard usage to which cans of this type are subjected.

lWhile l have shown and Vdescribed. inyinvention applied to a reetangularly `shaped ice can, l do not Wish to be understood as limitingl myself to this type of can as the saine may be applied to cans ot various shapes Without departing from the spirit of niy invention.

elaini as my invention:

l. An ioe can comprising a body portion; a reinforcing ring at the top.; out Corners at the bottoni of Said body portion; Channels formed by Ina-linnnT a Single bend inwardly and upwardly et'J the side plates betweenl reinforcing members being riveted together and treated with hot solder on 'the inside'of the een along the joint between the sides of the can.k

in ioe can comprising a body portion out at its lower corners; channels formed on the lower edge of the body portion between tl e ont corners by making a singley bend of thenietal inwardly and upwardly, a bottom; a Continuons ange 'formed on the bottom extending` into said channels by a single bend of the bottom at right angles thereto; rein'oroing st 1ips ot at nietal between the dange or". the bottoni andthe inner Wall of the channel and means for securing said 'flange and reinforcing members in said Channel.

In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set iny hand at San Francisco, California, this 19th day ot `April, 1921.

HOlVAl-D (i. TALLERDAY. 

